The Sunday herald., 1887-01-30
oU r-DooR SPORTS.
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BRNe Ball.
The wSashnsn team for ne A VII DO
tober, with the exception OF lictck, uoldsny,
Decker and Henry, wnosc places are to 1e taken by
have signed OF are reserved and cannot play else
where. OF course, 10 Whitney, Burdock, or Myers
salaries asked by the Proyidence continsency'' ia
rather steep. Shaw and Gilllgan modesily want
1900, Hines above the limit, and Carroll the limit,
(l0o0) but II Is surety that none Of them will get
tho price they ask Tile faithful work OF GilliRan
last year behind the Wild array OF pitchers, regular
r aor M asn ' ,n ham ~ anS
other catcher In the League But the advance Is too
much Of raise, and President Hewitt VIII not give
teinplaed action, but when March and April comes,
aud they are still out OF pocket, they VIII he glad
enough TO accept terms. They VIII play here, at
least three Of them, or not at all!
The Kansas City team are still signing players,
Notwithstanding the League has said that they have
got To go. Dave Rowe Is In the East now making
team admitted Into the Western League is not the
League club OF that city, hut separate organization,
with Joe Eck as manager.
Davy Force has signed to play In Memphis with
theSouthern League.
President Young, OF the League, has not rromul-
gated any contracts made between the Kansas Citys
and It's players. This Is suggestive.
1t Is said that the Wash,ngtons are after Bur,ock,
the famous second-baseman Of the Bostons. lie Ia
fortunately has one great vice that ruins his good
playing and mars his discipline.
Cook, of the Lousvilles, has been catching one of
the greatest games ever played with the Hart COM
binatinn In San Francisco. He could have been
purchased for song last year from the Lousvllles.
Morris, the deft left-handed pitcher of the Pitts
hurgs, has been trying the new pitching rules on the
Iouisvilles batted him all over the field.
II past records go for anything, O'Day, OF the
WashiDgons, with Dealey to back MIN up, will be a
splendid success under the new rules, as his motion
Is entirely In accord with the new regulations.
Hank oDay, the pitcher. sent hi. contract to Sec.
reary Hewitt duly signed last week.
II is said that Farrell is highly pleased with the
treatment received from the washingtons for the
coming season, and has pedged his word to play the
best bill Of nus NE said his salry Is severa.
hundred dollars above the limit
R0wiDg.
The Potomacs will hold their nrsi meeting In sew
eral months Wednesday next, at tho ignorance, |,
935 street. An business Of Importance Ia 10 come
up large meeting Is expected
The Columbias will hold the frst OF their meetings
under the new administration Wednesday next, ai
their club rooms on New York avenue.
The Potomacs have almost given up the idea OF
procuring new eight cared shell, and Will probably
new cedar four-oared shell. Their eight has only
been used twice AMI Ia as good as new and 1t would
he waste OF money tn bny new one while the
boat remained In such capital shape.
The new orginiz ,tion. the Printers Ciub, which
started In last year In one race quietly at worn
hlliug up their ranks with some of the best In
their bureau There Is no reason why they could
not produce an exceedingly fast four and eight
| Dared crew, with such as Mckinney, McRae, Baker
| Ryan, and others to pick from.
1t is now settled fact mat this year. for the first
lime since organic ioD, the COlnmbas Will not en-
gage in any regatas held of the Potomac River
IL they meet with success this coming season they
Will again In 1858 take up an aggressive campaign
and carry II through they have successfully ID
the past. The champion P0iOmacs will take up the
position vacated by the Columbiaa, and Will IN all
probability engage In the bg affairs of the year
| They Will start In on the Fourth OF July regatta
| the Virginia Association, IL held at Alexandria;
thence to Philadelphia about July l2, to contest fo
the Sharpless Cup, AMI laier on IN the month
July 90 and 2I to the National regatta at Chau,
Lake. Then about the middle Of August or nls
| Of September will come the annual Potomac Rive
regata 30 II VIII be seen they Will have lots TO keel
| their men at work during the whole OF the year
| They have splendid field To pick from. and thei
members are sanguine that they will be just as sue
ctssfn this year as last, when they won every clas
race they started in. Secretary Gibson, OF the
| A. A. O., says that champion eight ought to go t
the National by all means as 1t Is llrst-cass cre'
In every respect.
| "ilderney Dairy wagons
Fresh Alderney butter churned every morning an
ldeliveredin H-pOund "Ward" prints, SO vents pt
pound. Also cottage cheese, builermlk, and swe,
milk, cents per quart. Cream, Is cents per pint.
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